“I came to support my husband,” Nancy Pena exclusively told The Post in Manhattan Criminal Court. “This is a very difficult time for me and my family.”

Dominic Whilby, 22, was indicted late Tuesday afternoon. He’s criminally charged with vehicular manslaughter, DWI and other felonies for allegedly slamming a truck into bus driver William Pena on West 14th Street on Feb. 12.

But the defense waived his appearance and Pena’s weeping family and over a dozen MTA colleagues were denied a chance to make Whilby face them in court.

Bus driver William Pena

“I’m extremely angry,” said the young widow and mother of the couple’s teenage daughter. “My life changed in one day. My daughter’s life will never be the same. He took away her best friend, her biking buddy, her cooking buddy.”

Whilby had a blood-alcohol level twice the legal limit when he hit the 17-year MTA veteran two days before his 51st birthday, court records show.

Nancy Pena said her daughter, who sat beside her in court, told her she’d never be the same after losing her father.

“She said I walked out of the house that day and walked back in a different person because this guy decided to drink and be negligent.”

Two of Pena’s brothers Eriberto and Alex – honored him by each wearing one of his light blue MTA shirts.

Eriberto Pena of Freeport Long Island said the family planned to attend every court appearance.
“We want justice for our brother and we will be here,” said the 40-year-old building manager from Hillside, NJ.

Before the tragic collision, Whilby was partying with his famous uncle and sexy Victoria’s Secret model Shanina Shaik at Chelsea hotspot 1 OAK.

But he was escorted out of the club for getting too friendly with some fashion week revelers, sources said.

He then wandered into the nearby Maritime Hotel where he passed out in the lobby and was kicked out.
The Atlanta native eventually stumbled upon an Isuzu delivery truck parked in a loading dock with the keys inside, according to the criminal complaint.

He climbed in and sped off swiping the side of the loading dock before hitting two parked cars on West 16th Street.

He blew through a red light then struck the bus at the intersection of West 14th and Seventh Avenue at 5:30 am.

The bus jumped the sidewalk and crashed into a scaffolding, ejecting Pena, who was not wearing a seatbelt.

“He’s a humble man and was always dedicated to his family,” said saddened brother Alex Pena.

Several MTA colleagues from the same garage as Pena took the day off work to show their support in court. “ “There’s nothing bad anyone could say about him,” said bus driver Michael McGriff. The local busdrivers’ union is collecting donations for William Pena’s daughter.

The wake is scheduled February 19th from 2pm to 7pm at the Tillman Chapel of the Church Center for the United Nations.